. Annals of medical history. throat in Eng-land at about this time and in his opiniona concomitant activity of Etna wassignificant. The cHnical picture is somewhat con-fused by the vohibihty of the author; buthis descriptions of the tonsillar and faucialexudate, the nasal discharge, the suOoca-tive symptoms and the clinical coursefollow closely the present conception ofdiphtheria. The following classical clinicaldescription is worthy of preservation. Thebreath threw forth a cavernous stench, andthe eyes and nose dischargd a dissolvdichorous matter, which even corroded thetender parts on which
. Annals of medical history. throat in Eng-land at about this time and in his opiniona concomitant activity of Etna wassignificant. The cHnical picture is somewhat con-fused by the vohibihty of the author; buthis descriptions of the tonsillar and faucialexudate, the nasal discharge, the suOoca-tive symptoms and the clinical coursefollow closely the present conception ofdiphtheria. The following classical clinicaldescription is worthy of preservation. Thebreath threw forth a cavernous stench, andthe eyes and nose dischargd a dissolvdichorous matter, which even corroded thetender parts on which it trickled. Underthese circumstances, the patient discoveredgreat restlessness and anxiety with giddinessin the head, delirium and sometimes astupor, which symptoms joined with asufTocatio stridula (the effects of a defluxionof acrid ichor on the lungs) on the fourth orfifth day, portended immediate death. In Kearsleys opinion, venesection andpurging are contraindicated in the treat-ment of this condition. Emetics, may, if. An impressive liistoiic iarulniai k— ■,,, i .,,, ,m v ..ujh m used early, be of some value in limiting theentrance of poisons into the blood. Poly-thcrapy was in its heyday as is witnessedby his medical armamentarium; strongvinegar as a local application, inhalationsof vinegar, wormwood, centaury, Virginiasnake root, galangal, myrrh and honey, infusion of the i:)urk acidulated with elixirvitrioli to prevent relapses, cold baths as aprophylactic and to hasten convalescence,black currant jelly to clear up tonsillarulcers. In his criticism ol the common practice
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